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~Katarina~My plan was to go home, but I didn't want to do that. I don't really have an explanation for my aunt and uncle. I know that if they were to see me upset, I would have to explain things to them. I thought I'd go to King, but the same thing; I just don't have an explanation in me.Honestly, I don't even know what's wrong with me. I know that I'm in love with King. I have been so for a while. I don't know why I took off on Aston like that, and it saddens me. I would love nothing more than to have my friend back. “You look a little flustered there.” I whip around to find Dominic not too far from me. I look around and notice that I'm pretty close to the training area. I didn't even mean to come over this way, but here I am.“I'm okay. I'm just a bit tired.” Dominic looks me up and down, and it makes me uncomfortable. To be honest, Dominic has always made me feel that way. There's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way.“I just want to be sure that everything is okay
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~Shawna~I don't know how long these witches have been hovering over my son, but I'm ready for it to be over. I want to trust them to be careful with him, and I'm sure they will be. I'm struggling right now, though. I'm struggling because I feel helpless.My son, my only child, disappeared for four years. I couldn't find him, and I couldn't take care of him. He was probably scared and in pain at some point. As his mother, it's my job to help him not be afraid. It's my job to make the hurt go away. I failed my son, and I refuse to fail him again.Aston lies on the couch, and the witches hover over his body. His eyes are closed, and I don't know if he's asleep or not. I just want them to be able to help him get better. I miss my boy.In sync, the witches lift their heads, and their hands drop to their sides. Ulva makes eye contact with us, and my breath hitches. “There's magic in him, but it's broken.” I’m not well-versed with witches or magic, so I have no idea what they mean.“What are
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~King~I step out of the packhouse and look across the road. Katarina has been out there for a while now. I guess she decided to be in the front rather than the back to be seen by fewer people. She’s been pretty quiet, but I’m not surprised.I walk up behind her without making a sound. Her head is turned upwards, and she’s staring off into space. I wonder what’s going on in her head right now. I reach out and gently touch her shoulder. Katarina jumps and stumbles back. “You scared me.” Katarina’s hand is on her chest, and her breathing is labored.“I didn’t mean to scare you. I saw you out here, and I was worried. You’ve been off since the other day. Your aunt and uncle reached out to me, and they’re worried about you too. What’s going on with you?” Katarina looks away again, a soft sound coming from her.“I met with him.” I knew this; I was told this. They ran into each other and spent some time together. I can’t bring myself to be mad, though. How could I? She was his way before she
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~Shawna~I watch everyone wrap up their training, laughing and joking with each other. I’ve never been one to really watch training before, but I have been doing so for the past two weeks. I can’t help but worry about my son.Since the witches left, Aston has been remembering bits and pieces. Nothing about his two years gone has come up, but he’s been remembering things from his childhood. There’s still no sign of his wolf, but he still has many advantages of being a werewolf.Aston decided that he wanted to train, and it was almost like he had never stopped. He’s been training every day and multiple times a day. I’ve been the nervous mom, watching over my son as he gets back into the groove of things. I may worry about him, but I’m insanely proud of him. “How long are you going to watch him, love?” I turn slightly to set eyes on Eddison. He led this training, and he looks the part. He’s shirtless, wearing only a pair of basketball shorts. Sweat is dripping down his torso, filling the
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~’A’~I stand in the office, not too far from the two men seated across the desk. It’s a weird feeling, to say the least. In another life, another version of myself was close to both of these men. I stand here now, not really knowing what to say or how to act.King stands and steps away from the chair he was sitting in. He looks at me and motions to the chair. I watch him walk to the desk's other side and sit. I exhale and take the chair offered to me. Yeah, this is less awkward.A throat clears, breaking my attention, which I had on the ground around my feet. “Yeah, I’m just going to talk. I mean, I highly doubt things could get any more awkward than they already are.” He turns to me and has a magnetic smile on his face. “It’s fucking good to see you right now. I’ve missed your ass. I won’t go into a whole thing about why I haven’t been by yet. I’ve been doing what everyone else has been doing, trying to give you time to accumulate.” He leans over and extends his hand. “Dominic Hargr
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~’A’~I let my body fall to the grass and wrap the towel around my neck. This warrior training is no joke, but it feels good. I’ve been at it for about a week or two, and I think it was the best decision for me.Since I’ve been here, I have been worried about what my place would be. Obviously, I can’t have the same place I was born to have. It isn’t just because I’ve lost memories. Once I disappeared, the structure was rearranged, and it wouldn’t be fair to make changes to that.To be honest, I have no idea what being a Beta is all about, and I really just want to focus on remembering my life. I asked Eddison if he minded, but he said he’s just happy to have me back. I still don’t have the ties to Eddison and Shawna like I should, but I feel much more comfortable around them.“Good job, yet again, ‘A’. I look up and see Boris looking down at me. He’s one of the head trainers, and he’s tough. He went hard with me at first but eased up a bit after a while. I’m not sure if he was testing
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~King~Boris sits across from me, along with Valor. There’s a small pile of folders on my desk, and we’ve been going through each one. I have to pick the security detail for Katarina. The sooner I get her group together, the sooner they can start to get comfortable with each other. “This is going to be hard to do. There are a lot of good candidates in here.”“Yeah. Valor and I made sure we targeted the best candidates, and their field test was very thorough.” I was going to pop into the field test this morning and look at those participating, but I decided not to at the last minute. I didn’t want to throw anyone off. I trust the word of these two men, so the checking up wasn’t needed.“Well, I’m going to go through these files and get back to you. Let’s meet after dinner. It shouldn’t take much longer than that.” They nod and leave me alone in the office. I’ve been working out of my dad’s office lately, trying to get a feel for it. I know I plan to change a few things, but it will hav
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~’A’~I check the list and hate to admit it, but I’m a bit disappointed. Boris was convinced I was a shoo-in, but I guess he had the wrong information. It would have been fun to be an elite warrior, but I guess I can make it without it.A hand clasps on my back, shocking me a bit. “I’m so sorry that you didn’t make it. Just know that I had nothing but good things to say about you.”“It’s okay, Boris. I guess it was a shot in the dark. I don’t have a wolf, and I’m sure that was a factor.”“I’m not sure. King didn’t tell me what his criteria was. I hope that wasn’t the case because I, personally, think that could be an asset.” Boris and I continue to make small talk before he goes to run a training session. I find myself in the gym to lift some weights.“You good?” A towel dangles in front of my face. I look up, and Dominic is standing there, smiling at me. I take the towel and sit up, wiping my face.“Yeah, man. What’s up with you?” I move over on the bench, allowing Dominic to sit nex
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~Katarina~I’m stunned. I have no words; I don’t know what to do. I hear Aston, but I’m not really present. I don’t know where to start. I’m staring into space, but I’m not seeing anything. Was King going to force himself on me?They were going to mark us forcibly. Conan wasn’t being quiet about it. Holy shit! If Aston hadn’t arrived when he did, I’m not sure if I’d even be alive right now. Aston!I shake my head and look at him. He has concern all over his face, and I love him for it. I launch myself at him, wrapping my arms around his body. I nuzzle into his neck, breathing in his scent. “Are you okay?! When I went to your house, you were out. They said you had been out for a day already.” I pull back and look all over his face and body to make sure he wasn’t injured.“I’m fine. I’m not hurt at all. I’m just worried about you. What happened back there?”“How… how did you know where to find me?” Aston leans back a bit and looks over my head. Before long, his eyes drop and latch onto
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~Aston~If one were to ask me how I ended up in this spot at this very moment, I would have no answer. I have no idea what the fuck happened. It would be nice to have the ability to explain it, but I’m just not able to do so.I go from hanging out in the vast nothingness to immediately standing in front of a closed door with my mate’s scent on the other side. There was no walking over here or anything like that. I swear, I did not travel with my feet. I don’t know, but that’s a topic for later. Right now, a piece of shit bastard has his hands on my mate, and I don’t like it.Two sets of eyes are glued to me as I step further into the room. “Are you suddenly deaf? I said get your hands off my mate.”“You’re what?”“Aston?”“Don’t play fucking stupid. You know she’s my mate. You’ve known she was my mate since we’ve been in high school.” Katarina gasps and pushes against King. I think I stunned him into silence because he says nothing and actually stumbles backward.“You… you knew? You k
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~King~I continue to pace back and forth, waiting for her to appear. It took forever to track her down this morning, and this is the result. My pissed-off self is the honest result. I'd mark her right now if we weren’t going through this ceremony tomorrow. Maybe I should mark her anyway. There’s nothing that says that I have to wait until the ceremony. That’s just what Katarina demanded, and I’m not inclined to do anything she wants right now.Just as I make a solid decision in my mind, the office door opens, and her scent hits me. I stop moving and put eyes on her. The ring is on her finger, and the necklace is around her neck. I guess that’s a good sign. She closes the door, though not completely. I’ll be sure to remedy that as soon as I can. We will need privacy for what I have planned.I watch Katarina take a step toward me and stop. She stands in front of the door and just looks at me as if she’s waiting for something. “Well? You wanted me here, so here I am.” That fucking attitu
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~Aston~Fire erupts in front of me, and I dodge to be clear of it. I continue walking, though I don’t know where I am or where I’m going. I’ve been stuck here for who knows how long, and I’m sick of it. I want out, but I have no idea how to make that happen.How do I go from having the most amazing night of my life to this nothingness? Where even am I, and where the hell is Dario? I don’t know what’s worse. This right now or being lost all those years. I’m starting to wonder what I did to piss the Moon Goddess off because I’m clearly being punished.A bang sounds behind me, and I turn to see a flash of light. I’d imagine it’s more fire. What’s crazy is that every explosion brings a burst of pain that shoots through me. I don’t know what one has to do with the other, but I’m really going through it.I bet my mom is losing her shit. I mean, I just got back after being lost for years, and here I am stuck again. Dad is probably trying to find a way to calm Mom down. I wonder if Katarina e
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~Katarina~Here I am, having finally found a minute to get away, and everything is a mess. I don’t know who this woman is or what she’s talking about. She took my necklace and said something about strong magic. Aston is knocked out, and everyone seems to be in a panic.Hands on my upper arms shock me out of my daze. I pulled to the kitchen and sit in a chair. Shawna and Eddie sit next to me at the table, but the woman doesn’t join us. She has the necklace in her hands and is examining it off to the side. “Talk to us dear. What’s going on?”I take a shaky breath in and let it out slowly. This is hard, but it has to be done. I probably should have had my aunt and uncle here with me. “What did you know about my mom?” Shawna and Eddie look at each other before looking back at me.“Her death was sudden. I didn’t know a lot about her. She kept to herself, even when growing up.”“I tried to reach out to her and bring her into my circle, but she preferred to be alone. I let her be but made su
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~King~Katarina and I walk out of the packhouse, a great distance between us. Honestly, I was sick and tired of being cooped up in that office. I know the damage was done; she wasn’t able to hang out with Aston all day. Actually, no one saw Aston at all today, but that’s not what’s important. “What did you want to talk about?” I’m jerked out of my thoughts by her sweet voice. I clear my throat and look at the sky.“We need to get some things clear before the ceremony.”“I don’t know what things we would need to get clear.”“First of all, your attitude has been horrible lately. I don’t know what’s gotten into you, but I expect more respect from you.” She scoffs, and I try to keep Conan at bay. He hates disrespect, and he doesn’t care who it comes from. “There are going to be expectations from you as my Luna and my wife. You will need to maintain the right image, and that includes who you choose to spend time with.”“Excuse me?!” I grab Katarina’s arm and pull her toward me.“Let me poi
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~Eddie~Shawna is pacing back and forth in the living room, making me crazy. Aston crashed at the front door last night but still hasn’t woken up. He keeps whimpering, and his body jerks, but he doesn’t respond to anything or anyone. The pack doctor doesn’t know what’s going on, and it’s been almost 24 hours. “I think you should call her. What if this has something to do with his disappearance?Topaz. I swear I never thought she’d be involved in my life once I found my mate, but it looks like I was wrong. I guess I will be calling her again to get her help. I feel bad, though. I feel like I’m using her, and I don’t want to be that guy. I pull my phone out and dial her number. It doesn’t take long for the call to connect. “Getting a little impatient, aren’t we? I haven’t found anything out yet.” I sigh and shake my head.“It isn’t about that. It’s…well, I hate to call you, but…” There’s shuffling on the other line.“What is it, meum mea (mine)?” My sharp intake of breath was enough to
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~Katarina~Aston has settled next to me, and we’re both breathing heavily. I really can’t believe this has happened. We are marked and mated. Aston is my fated mate, and I gave myself to him. I’ve wished for both for so long but never really believed it would happen.Sparks erupt on my hand as Aston grabs it and brings it to his lips. His mouth is slightly wet and warm. My body responds to this simple kiss, and I groan. I turn my body toward Aston, and he does the same. “Are you okay?” A smile grows on my face. I reach out with my free hand and run a finger down his face.“I’m amazing. Are you okay?”“Best night of my life.” We both laugh at that, but it’s a freeing laugh. It occurs to me that it may be time to tell Aston what he actually signed up for. I probably should have told him before this happened, but can anyone blame me for going for it instead? A sigh escapes my lips. “What’s wrong?”Where are you, Katarina?! Shit! For a minute, I forgot all about King.I’m busy. I’m sure y
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~Third Person~The air becomes thick with arousal as the mates look at each other. The only sounds in the room are their heavy breathing and the thumping of their hearts. Neither of them ever expected to be in this position, so they are a bit hesitant to proceed. The passion and desire are there and evident, but they don’t really know how to begin.Aston gulps and pulls Katarina against his body. He lets her heat seep into his skin before he bends his head and places his mouth on her neck. He lets his tongue peek out and runs it in a circle over her skin. He uses his teeth to nibble on the soft skin, allowing his mouth to begin sucking motions. She will probably have hickeys when he’s done, but neither is worried about that right now.Katarina’s breasts are pressed against Aston’s body, her nipples becoming hard peaks. She moans at the sensation on her neck and grinds her pelvis against Aston’s body. Katarina has dreamt of this moment for so many years. It took her a while to let that
